Arsenal produced a record-breaking performance in the Champions League, securing a commanding victory that puts them on the brink of the quarter-finals. Mikel Arteta’s side showcased their attacking firepower and defensive resilience, achieving their biggest-ever knockout-stage win in the competition. The dominant display not only underlined their European credentials but also sent a strong message to their rivals as they aim to make a deep run in the tournament.
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00:00Eindhoven has been packed with carnival goers in recent days, but it was Arsenal enjoying
00:08their own party in the city, getting over their goal-scoring crisis and setting a Champions
00:14League record in the process.
00:17Mikel Arteta's side became the first team in Champions League history to score seven
00:22goals away from home in the knockout stages of the competition, as they romped to a 7-1
00:30win over PSV Eindhoven.
00:33It was the most goals the Gunners have scored in a single game since beating Newcastle United
00:387-3 in the Premier League 13 years ago.
00:42The Arsenal manager said the win had given his players joy, confidence and belief, but
00:48was not getting carried away when questions were put to him about the record that his
00:54team had broken.
00:56After failing to score in their past two games, a 0-0 draw at Nottingham Forest and a 1-0
01:02defeat at home to West Ham, Arteta may not have seen a victory like this on the horizon.
01:08In a big night for us against a really good side, the way they went through in the last
01:14round against Juventus was really impressive, so the manner that we've done it, the way
01:19we played, the goals that we scored, thank you because it was a special night.
01:27Arsenal's excellent 17-year-old Ethan Wanieri again showed why there is so much hype and
01:31excitement about his future in the game.
01:34The academy graduate has been given the task of filling in for Bakayo Saka on the right-hand
01:40side of Arsenal's attack, while the England international is out injured.
01:46The teenager has repaid that faith in him with eight goals in 28 games, in all competitions.
01:53That goal return puts him alongside some of England's most iconic young players.
01:58Michael Owen and Wayne Rooney scored nine goals, each in all competitions, when they
02:04were 17 or younger, and Wanieri now has 16 days before his 18th birthday to try and match
02:12or beat that record.